TuSimple · self-driving truck
TuSimple China driverless truck
A Level 4 semi-truck that TuSimple tested with no human driver on Chinese public roads after shifting work from the US to China. The programme ended when the company pivoted to AI gaming.
- Price
- —not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2023-06
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
TuSimple said in June 2023 it had run fully driverless semi-truck trips on public roads in China.
Real-world use
Driverless public-road runs in China in 2023; China operations were suspended in early 2024 and the company left trucking to become CreateAI in December 2024.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
TuSimpleCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Public roads in China (2023)
- Driverless since
- 2023-06
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every TuSimple (now CreateAI) vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishednot sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | TuSimple China driverless truckTuSimple (now CreateAI) |  PonyTron L4 truck (FAW Jiefang J7)Pony.aiSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Locomation Autonomous Relay ConvoyLocomationSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2023-06-15 | 2021-03-31 | 2020 |
| Status | Discontinued | Retired | Discontinued |
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Sources
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